Professor of Political Science and Law, Northwestern University & iCourts Center of Excellence

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Karen J. Alter is an expert in international relations and international law. She is the author or editor of six books and over fifty articles. Her interests span international relations, multilateralism, the law and politics of international courts, international regime complexity, global ethics and global capitalism and law.

Alter’s research has been supported by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Berlin, the Howard Foundation, the German Marshall Fund, the DAAD, and the Bourse Chateaubriand Scientifique. Alter is member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations, serves on the editorial board of International Organization,American Journal of International Law, International Studies Review, Journal of International Dispute Settlement, and (previously) Law and Social Inquiry andEuropean Union Politics.

Alter teaches courses on International Law and International Relations, International Organizations, International Relations Theory, International Courts and Tribunals, and Ethics in International Affairs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. She also participates in research training through the iCourts Center of Excellence, at the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law.